A report of six clinical cases of lowered blood cholesterol profile associated with supplementation with polypeptide K (Diabegard®), a polypeptide isolated from the seeds of Momordica charantia Linn

• Main Authors: Yong, Yean Sirn, Lee, Cheng Lok, Ahmad, Zuraini, Abdullah, Muhammad Nazrul Hakim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36251/1/A%20report%20of%20six%20clinical%20cases%20of%20lowered%20blood%20cholesterol%20profile%20associated%20with%20supplementation%20with%20polypeptide%20K.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36251/; http://www.tjpr.org/vol13_no9/2014_13_9_25.php

Purpose: To assess six patients with Diabegard® supplementation with reference to cholesterol profiles. Methods: We report the clinical courses of six individuals taking Diabegard® supplementation at 60 and 120 mg/day for 8 weeks. Results: Patients had a maximum of 52.13 % reduction in low-density l...